Is it just me, or is the arrivals area in East Midlands the most badly designed area of an airport ever. God knows what would happen if there was a fire! It is a total bottleneck. Every one is forced into a tiny space, and if its a wet day then through one set of doors, as the other will be out of order with a huge pile of kitchen towel underneath it to stop the water running off the roof pouring in. In addition to the passengers arriving, you have taxi drivers and relatives meeting, security staff and flight crew in the same tiny areas.
The ramp is a joke too. Metal pedestrian railings, and bits of plastic chain from some OAPs garden fence....please!
If only less money had been spent on the flashy shops in departures, and a bit more spent on the core business. Its an airport. Get the basics right first.
Rant over!
